Submitted by Sal Silvester on May 13, 2009
I have spoken a lot in recent blog posts about courage and how it is such an important leadership characteristic. But courage is also an important team member characteristic.
Earl Nightengale once said that, "The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice...it's conformity."
Submitted by Sal Silvester on April 29, 2009
Climbing at 19,000' in Ecuador
Just because you have the title of "leader" doesn't make you are a leader. And just because you don't have the title of leader doesn't mean you aren't a leader.
People are called upon to do many things - both inside and outside of the workplace. Those who have the courage to do the right things, especially when the right things are difficult to do, deserve the title of leader.
Consider the following:
Submitted by Sal Silvester on April 28, 2009
Leaders are called upon to do many things, and those things often conflict with each other. They require a unique balance of sometimes opposing characteristics.
The first set of characteristics that I believe is required to be a successful leader is the balance of courage and humility.
